Where does “Fróði” come from?

Fróði (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse fróði, from Old Norse fróðr, from Proto-Norse *ᚠᚱᛟᛞᚨᛉ, from Proto-Germanic frōdaz, from Proto-Indo-European pret- — to understand.

Ancestry of “Fróði”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsefróði—
2Old Norsefróðrwise
3Proto-Norse*ᚠᚱᛟᛞᚨᛉ—
4Proto-Germanicfrōdazwise, experienced, knowledgeable
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpret-to understand
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pret- →